By default, your Duo is configured in independent disk mode. This gives
you two equally sized drives to use on your computer. For example, a
DriveStation Duo 500GB appears by default as two 250 GB hard drives
to your computer. If you would prefer a single large drive, or a mirrored
RAID pair, you may use the RAID Utility to change your DriveStation
Duo’s configuration.
The RAID Utility only runs on PCs and G4 based Macs! You may use
the DriveStation with an Intel Mac, but you will not be able to change
the RAID settings from it. You must use a Windows PC or a PowerPC
based Mac to run the RAID Utility!
The RAID Utility allows you to configure your DriveStation Duo in
several modes:
Independent Disks
- Appears to your computer as two separate hard
drives.
Spanning Mode
- Appears to your computer as one large hard drive.
RAID 1 Mirror
- Appears to your computer as a single drive. The
second drive is an exact copy of the first drive, for redundancy.
Note that you must be connected to the DriveStation Duo with a
FireWire connection to use this utility.
Changing the mode of the drives in your Duo will erase all data on them!
Back up any important data before using the RAID utility.
To install the RAID utility, open the
Mac
folder on your DriveNavigator
CD.
Double-click on
RaidSetting.dm
g to install the RAID Utility.
Installing the RAID Utility
